Managing Patients with Drug & Alcohol Problems
Bianca Slater, Alcohol & Other Drugs 20 December 07
Managing complexity and co-morbidity in mental health is common in general practice.
For GPs treating patients with drug and alcohol problems, particularly where there are co-morbid psychiatric issues, GP Psych Support provides timely patient management advice within 24 hours from psychiatrists with special interests in drug and alcohol/dual diagnosis.
The service allows GPs to submit a clinical question and request a response in the form of a phone call, fax or via a secure website. Call 1800 200 588 or visit http://www.psychsupport.com.au to lodge a question online. A faxback form is available at the website.
Dr Andrew McDonald is also available for providing on-call phone support on 5320 7888 to GPs with questions relating to Alcohol & other Drugs.
The next A&D Special Interest Group meeting will be held in early 2008. If you are interested in attending or would like further information about the meetings please contact Bianca Slater.
This article is available online at http://bddgp.org.au/article/2007/12/alcohol-drug
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